squat

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
2. 2
   Sitting on one's heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering or crouching.

Noun

1. 1
   A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
2. 2
   Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
3. 3
   Any of various modes of callisthenic exercises performed by moving the body and bending at least one knee: A specific exercise in weightlifting performed by bending deeply at the knees and then rising (back squat), especially with a barbell resting across the shoulders (barbell back squat).
4. 4
   A building occupied without permission, as practiced by a squatter.
5. 5
   A place of concealment in which a hare spends time when inactive, especially during the day; a form.
6. 6
   A toilet used by squatting as opposed to sitting; a squat toilet.
7. 7
   Clipping of diddly-squat; something of no value.
8. 8
   A small vein of ore.
9. 9
   A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar.
10. 10
    Squat effect.
11. 11
    A sudden or crushing fall.
12. 12
    The angel shark (genus Squatina).

Verb

1. 1
   To bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.
2. 2
   To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee.
3. 3
   To perform one or more callisthenic exercises by moving the body and bending at least one knee: To exercise by bending deeply at the knees and then rising, while bearing weight across the shoulders or upper back.
4. 4
   To occupy or reside in a place without the permission of the owner.
5. 5
   To sit close to the ground; to stoop, or lie close to the ground, for example to escape observation.
6. 6
   To bruise or flatten by a fall; to squash.
7. 7
   To cybersquat.
8. 8
   To retire a modeling kit or group of modeling kits.